Recently, I keep seeing people interact with contracts and point and click “Unlimited Authorization.” In plain terms, it means handing over the keys to someone first—and then realizing later that it’s too late. I used to be pretty stubborn too. I’d always say, “I only look at on-chain data,” and I thought the data wouldn’t lie. But when permissions weren’t revoked, what the chain did—honestly—was just keep recording that you left the door wide open… and only when something really goes wrong do you realize you were just being lazy.

Revoking permissions is like sleeping: not doing it won’t kill you immediately, but if you keep putting it off for the long run, it will eventually cause problems. Especially now, when everyone is talking about rate-cut expectations and the dollar index—risk assets moving up and down together—once emotions run hot, it’s even easier to click around recklessly. Anyway, my current habit is: after I interact, I immediately go through and clear any authorizations I don’t need. I’d rather be inconvenienced for two extra minutes than leave a “we’ll deal with it later” for a black swan.